These all look super-interesting, but especially the trippy WandaVision.
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spotify + the ringer
It makes sense for Spotify to purchase The Ringer given the shared emphasis on podcasts, but 1) what happens when the market turns and those shows aren’t as popular as they are now, and 2) we all remember that it’s bad when a market is dominated by a handful of companies who want all the content exclusive to themselves, right?
Source: Spotify to Acquire Bill Simmons’ The Ringer to Expand Podcast Business | Hollywood Reporter
everybodyin
LinkedIn is frequently overlooked in marketing plans, which is a mistake given how powerful a network promotional tool it is.
Source: eMarketer LinkedIn Marketers Forecast Q4 2019 – eMarketer Trends, Forecasts & Statistics
making the dream real
You have my attention.
Source: ‘Star Wars’ Toy Returning to Stores After 40 Years | Hollywood Reporter
youtube ads
Google makes a lot of money off YouTube ads, which means it makes a lot of money off videos that are helping indoctrinate a generation of young people into far-right ideology.
Source: YouTube Reveals Revenue for First Time: $15.1 Billion In 2019 | Hollywood Reporter
scheff and champlin
I love this post and how Scheff outs himself as an unabashed fan of Champlin, along with many others.
Source: Jason Scheff | Bill Champlin
joe lied
I’m pretty sure this is true of most of the companies who made big promises while pushing for the passage of the 2017 TCJA.
Source: AT&T Lied About Everything It Promised to Do If It Got a Tax Cut – VICE
failure by committee
It’s not so much AI specifically, but how frequently it happens that the more people are involved in an artistic project the less it represents any true and engaging vision.
Source: Hollywood is replacing artists with AI, and its future is bleak. – Vox
libraries are awesome
And they’re popular, which probably has something to do with them being awesome. And cheap.
Source: American libraries are having a renaissance, thanks to millennials
watching
Managers are going to increasingly gather data on employees and use that information to evaluate workers on a number of fronts.
Source: In 2040, your boss will track your every glance and keystroke
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